Scientific Opinion on Q fever

EFSA Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2010, Pages

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Author keywords

control options; Coxiella burnetii; domestic ruminants; EU; public health; Q fever; risk factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 85014358946     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18314732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2010.1595     Document Type: Article

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